Posted on: March 29, 2018

MotherKojiro

Games: 481 Reviews: 196

Platventure with a Twist

A lovely sidescrolling Action-Adventure that takes some time to get into. It's a short game, but it does have a brief warm-up period. When I first started playing, I felt that it was too hard, but I quickly found myself getting acclimated to it, and once I did, I couldn't put the thing down, playing until 3am one night, when I had to be up in 3 hours for work. It features a lot of modern conveniences, like fast travel, a map with completion percentage, and items that regenerate when you hit a save point. The visuals are lovely, and the music does a great job of creating atmosphere, whether it be macabre, relaxing, or wrapped in the breathtaking beauty of nature. It's surprisingly dark in quite a few areas, reminding me of a combination of Symphony of the Night and the first Cotton game, especially considering how cute the main character is. The actual gameplay is surprisingly solid, considering that you will find very few upgrades for this type of game. I don't know if it's because of the short length, but the basic gameplay remains engaging throughout the entire adventure. If the gameplay has a weak spot, I'd say that it's many of the bosses. They do telegraph some of their moves, but a frustrating few don't telegraph all of them, so you get used to these tells, only for them to vanish. The other problem with the tells is that they don't tell you which move is coming, so sometimes, you'll dodge the wrong way. Still, the dodge mechanic is neat, and something I'd like to see more of in games like this. If you're into the genre, this is definitely worth checking out, especially at such a reasonable price. This is actually the fourth game in the series; the first 2 can be found for free on the developer's website.

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Posted on: August 1, 2020

Banditking13

Verified owner

Games: 242 Reviews: 13

A fantastic game made by a small team.

It was a fun and worth trying out.

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Posted on: January 22, 2023

Hawke_404

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Games: 385 Reviews: 42

Minimalistic Old-School Metroidvania

Momodora - Reverie under the Moonlight is an action game. The story follows a young priestess who is trying to stop a curse from destroying her village. There are few NPC. Some give keys, participate in battles, or just have 3 lines they repeat. The story is easy to follow, but not engaging. The character development consists of health upgrades, which are found, passive abilities (mostly for the bow), active spells, and traversal abilities. There are only two weapon types - the leaf (the melee weapon), which has 1 upgrade, and the bow, which has numerous passive abilities and the charged shot. The additional items provide spells and recharge upon reaching a checkpoint. The area design and traversal are mostly adequate. The issue is the combination of the checkpoint-based saving system (the progress saved only upon using it, there are no auto-saves) and instant-killing environmental hazards, such as spikes and water. But not all bodies of water are deadly - some lead to other areas, which is inconsistent. The map always shows area exits, which helps to locate hidden upgrades. Fast travel becomes available late, but it is still usable. Another downside is the difficulty curve - when a boss is defeated without taking damage, it drops a powerful accessory, thus the skilled player has an even easier experience than the one unfamiliar with the genre. The bosses themselves are diverse, though the only challenging aspect is defeating them without taking damage. Otherwise, the battles are trivial, but still visually appealing. Finally, there is contact damage - unless the foe is stunned, standing at the same spot hurts, stuns, and pushes back the protagonist. In combination with the above-mentioned environmental hazards, it might be quite irritating. The graphics and sound are minimalistic yet expressive and fitting. The keyboard controls are rebindable. Only one minor visual bug has been experienced during the playthrough (5 hours not including restarts).

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Posted on: October 25, 2018

Wrongfire

Verified owner

Games: 137 Reviews: 23

Really good!

As a metroidvania title, I really enjoyed this game. It's atmospheric, the controls feel nice and snappy. Combat is simple but satisfying. I don't really have any complaints, just noticed some small ways the game could be better... -The game lacks ambient noise. Not a big deal, but would contribute to the atmosphere. -Music sounds very midi-ish. It's understated and ambient, but the low quality sound was constantly noticable, the music itself is nice though. While the game is retro in a lot of ways, i would have enjoyed sampled instruments and modern synths. -Lack of items/weapons/abilities. It just felt limited in that regard. -Limited abilities in general. You can only have a small number of passives and active items. Wish they could have found some other way of handling that. -Lack of lore text... I feel like the game could have gone all out with lore, just finding random bits of text and items that delve a bit more into the world than is currently avaliable. Characters talk to you and wander around the map, but it feels like more of this would have added a ton of intrigue. I really enjoyed the game and would recommend it to fans of the genre, technically though, it could be more robust.

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Posted on: January 5, 2023

LokenWar

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Games: 243 Reviews: 11

Almost Perfect

In my opinion, is a very good metroidvania, although it has a mistake. The dev hasn't added any achivement...

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